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#CourtTV breaks down the possible connections between the New Orleans terrorist attack that left 15 people dead and the Tesla Cybertruck explosion in Las Vegas. Watch the latest press conference LIVE: court.tv/live https://t.co/0Fwlgomval
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In New Orleans, a recent terror attack has left 15 dead and 30 injured. The suspect, 42-year-old Shamsa Din Jabbar, was killed by police. The FBI is investigating possible accomplices, with indications that Jabbar did not act alone. Surveillance footage shows three men and one woman placing an explosive device at the attack site. Jabbar, a U.S. Army veteran, had served from 2007 to 2020 and worked at Deloitte. A flag linked to the Islamic State was found in the truck used during the attack, along with firearms and homemade explosives. Additionally, a connection has been noted between Jabbar and a previous explosion at the Trump International Hotel in Las Vegas, involving another military veteran, Matthew Lybelsberger. Investigations into both incidents are ongoing.
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Speaker 0: We wanna begin in New Orleans and update you on the brand new developments in that deadly terror attack. We know that 15 people are dead and 30 people have been injured. The FBI identifying the suspect is 42 year old Shamsa Din Jabbar. The terrorist was killed by police, and the FBI is now investigating possible accomplices. We're also learning that Jabbar was connected to an explosion that happened in Las Vegas.
So let's explain that. I want to, bring in Court TV field reporter, Cody Thomas, for the latest details on that. Cody, good to see you again. What can you tell us, please?
Speaker 1: Well, good morning, Julie. That's right. The investigation into possible accomplices is still ongoing. Louisiana attorney general Liz Murrell says Jabbar did not act alone.
Speaker 2: We do know that there is a connection between a house that was located on Mandeville Street in in New Orleans, and where we believe that these IEDs may have been put together. And there was there was a house fire there, so we also believe that they were trying to get rid of that house. Oh, I'm not sure. Yeah. We know we know that there and understand there are
Speaker 1: Now even further, the Louisiana State Police bulletin also cites surveillance video showing 3 men and 1 woman placing 1 of those explosive devices in the area of the attack. Now Jabbar was an army veteran and US citizen who served active duty from 2007 to 2015. He then served in the reserves until 2020, exiting as a staff sergeant. And in 2021, he began working at the consulting firm, Deloitte. Now an exact motive is still up in the air, but investigators say a flag representing the Islamic State radical group was found on the truck used in the attack along with more guns and homemade explosives.
And as far as the cyber truck explosion at Trump International Hotel in Las Vegas, investigators have identified the deceased suspect as 37 year old Matthew Lybelsberger. Authorities have not confirmed a complete connection between the two attacks at this time, but there are some similarities. Both suspects served in the military. Both suspects rented vehicles through the app Turo. Both attacks involved explosives believed to be remote triggered, and it's been reported that both suspects allegedly served at the same military base.
Now a lot is still up in the air at this time as the investigations into both attacks are still ongoing, but we will continue to report updates as we receive them.
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A recorded interview with victim, D'Monterrio Gibson, never made it to the court after weeks of requests, getting the judge upset towards the detective on the stand. A Mississippi father and son are accused of shooting at Gibson, who was working as a FedEx driver at the time. https://t.co/8oeiD8OIbP
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The speaker discusses an open file policy in the 14th Circuit Court District Attorney's Office and the failure to turn over crucial evidence to the defense. The judge instructs Detective Fernando to ensure all files are given to the defense counsel. The defense questions why the evidence was not previously disclosed. The judge acknowledges the oversight and schedules further discussion for the next day.
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Speaker 0: Since I started practicing law in 1993, the policy of the 14th Circuit Court District Attorney's Office has always been an open file policy, which works great, except for the fact that the state of Mississippi can only turn over evidentiary items to defense counsel if they are provided with those items. This I don't know when this case was indicted. I don't have it in front of me. I can't remember. It really doesn't matter.
The bottom line is, this file should have been turned over to the DA's office prior to victim, which was also requested by defense to the DA's office. Mister Bates acknowledges that. He acknowledges that he was told that it didn't exist. And lo and behold, here we are on the 2nd day of trial and we find out something that that these attorneys have been looking for for at least a week and potentially months is actually in your file. Mister Fernando, you understand you've got to turn your entire file over to mister Bates' office for him to be able to prosecute these cases.
Do you understand that?
Speaker 1: Yes, sir.
Speaker 0: So you come out with a video of a statement that nobody's ever seen before. And who had possession of that? That's right. And was there any way for mister Bates to know about it or mister Stubbs or mister Kitchens if you didn't turn it over to mister Bates?
Speaker 1: No, sir.
Speaker 0: You understand how the system doesn't work when that happens?
Speaker 1: Yes, sir.
Speaker 0: I want you to go through your file and make sure that everything in your file is in possession of mister Bates and Bauz Moses' defense counsel. Do you understand that?
Speaker 1: Yes, sir.
Speaker 0: Are there any questions?
Speaker 1: No, sir.
Speaker 0: Any questions by defense?
Speaker 2: I have just a couple, judge.
Speaker 3: Yes.
Speaker 2: Detective Fernando, did you turn over all this information to the grand jury?
Speaker 1: Yes, sir.
Speaker 2: You're telling this judge that
Speaker 1: you actually turn all this information over to the district attorney's office to present to the grand jury you they have? To my knowledge, yes, sir. Now I have here, but I thought I gave it to them. Yeah. I
Speaker 0: don't think there's any question that but that he did not turn this over to the district attorney's office.
Speaker 2: What's what's gonna
Speaker 1: do now, Joe?
Speaker 0: I don't I don't believe that. Mister Bates, have you ever seen this before today?
Speaker 2: No, your honor.
Speaker 0: Have you have you asked for everything in the file?
Speaker 2: Yeah. And your honor, I do have documentation and gifts. Your honor, I have documentation from July 7, 2022 asking specifically, and I would ask, just be Mark's exhibit and we also be the attorney's office since, to document requesting any and all interviews, back. This is actually back. This is actually May 13, 2022, sign of investigator, Damian Gavin, and Vincent Fernandez, investigator.
And that's supposed to be marked as exhibits. This Alright. They'll be marked as an exhibit society owned.
Speaker 0: I I have no question in my mind that I mean, in fact, mister Kitchens asked for it last week. Mister Bates sought to get it. Is it was it last week, mister Kitchens?
Speaker 2: Good job.
Speaker 0: Or 2 weeks ago?
Speaker 3: Months ago, obviously, with our vision of discovery request. And we talked about it when we had a hearing in here and the officer detective was on the stand. And then, again, we met in to make sure after that hearing, we all met. The district attorney's office, detective, and us in the room back in the back and went through and didn't have it. And then over the weekend, I saw a note that indicated that, you know, in in the discovery file that a post it note or something I thought.
So I'd send an email to different trades off just to make sure they confirmed they didn't have it. So, you know, I we get here today and apparently it doesn't exist.
Speaker 0: And mister Banks has gone and received that email and has represented to the court that he, once again, tried to get everything that might be that might exist in the prosecute in the police department file so that he could get that information y'all. I don't I don't believe this to be, candidly, I don't believe this to be the fault of mister Bates or the district attorney's office. I don't think he had I don't think he knew that it existed. And, he's told me that, and I believe that. So I'm going to, let y'all hash out, whatever you need to hash out this afternoon, and we will be back here ready to go at 9 o'clock in the morning.